James L. Neibaur is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopædia Britannica.

“solid, well-researched, enjoyable...a great source to learn more about the unique vintage comedy star, one of the few silent veterans to prosper in the sound era”—Plan 9 Crunch.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceThe Early Life of W. C. Fields: 1880‒1915• The Films •Pool SharksHis Lordship’s DilemmaJanice MeredithSally of the SawdustThat Royle GirlIt’s the Old Army GameSo’s Your Old ManThe PottersRunning WildTwo Flaming YouthsTillie’s Punctured RomanceFools for LuckThe Golf SpecialistHer Majesty, LoveMillion Dollar LegsIf I Had a MillionThe DentistThe Fatal Glass of BeerThe PharmacistThe Barber ShopInternational HouseTillie and GusAlice in WonderlandSix of a KindYou’re Telling MeThe Old Fashioned WayMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchIt’s a GiftDavid CopperfieldMississippiMan on the Flying TrapezePoppyThe Big Broadcast of 1938You Can’t Cheat an Honest ManMy Little ChickadeeThe Bank DickNever Give a Sucker an Even BreakThe Final Years: 1942–1946The W. C. Fields LegacyNotesBibliographyIndex

James L. Neibaur is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopædia Britannica.

“solid, well-researched, enjoyable...a great source to learn more about the unique vintage comedy star, one of the few silent veterans to prosper in the sound era”—Plan 9 Crunch.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceThe Early Life of W. C. Fields: 1880‒1915• The Films •Pool SharksHis Lordship’s DilemmaJanice MeredithSally of the SawdustThat Royle GirlIt’s the Old Army GameSo’s Your Old ManThe PottersRunning WildTwo Flaming YouthsTillie’s Punctured RomanceFools for LuckThe Golf SpecialistHer Majesty, LoveMillion Dollar LegsIf I Had a MillionThe DentistThe Fatal Glass of BeerThe PharmacistThe Barber ShopInternational HouseTillie and GusAlice in WonderlandSix of a KindYou’re Telling MeThe Old Fashioned WayMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchIt’s a GiftDavid CopperfieldMississippiMan on the Flying TrapezePoppyThe Big Broadcast of 1938You Can’t Cheat an Honest ManMy Little ChickadeeThe Bank DickNever Give a Sucker an Even BreakThe Final Years: 1942–1946The W. C. Fields LegacyNotesBibliographyIndex

James L. Neibaur is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopædia Britannica.

“solid, well-researched, enjoyable...a great source to learn more about the unique vintage comedy star, one of the few silent veterans to prosper in the sound era”—Plan 9 Crunch.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceThe Early Life of W. C. Fields: 1880‒1915• The Films •Pool SharksHis Lordship’s DilemmaJanice MeredithSally of the SawdustThat Royle GirlIt’s the Old Army GameSo’s Your Old ManThe PottersRunning WildTwo Flaming YouthsTillie’s Punctured RomanceFools for LuckThe Golf SpecialistHer Majesty, LoveMillion Dollar LegsIf I Had a MillionThe DentistThe Fatal Glass of BeerThe PharmacistThe Barber ShopInternational HouseTillie and GusAlice in WonderlandSix of a KindYou’re Telling MeThe Old Fashioned WayMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchIt’s a GiftDavid CopperfieldMississippiMan on the Flying TrapezePoppyThe Big Broadcast of 1938You Can’t Cheat an Honest ManMy Little ChickadeeThe Bank DickNever Give a Sucker an Even BreakThe Final Years: 1942–1946The W. C. Fields LegacyNotesBibliographyIndex